One murder trial scheduled; Nov. hearing for other

One murder trial date was set and another murder case was set for a status hearing during Criminal Court proceedings Monday at the Anderson County Courthouse in Clinton.

Beverly Majors | beverly.majors@oakridger.com

One murder trial date was set and another murder case was set for a status hearing during Criminal Court proceedings Monday at the Anderson County Courthouse in Clinton.

The trial for accused murderer Anthony Oneil Hickey, 38, whose address is now listed as Knoxville, was set for trial on Sept. 7, 8 and 9, 2010, with a motion hearing set for Dec. 11, later this year.

A status hearing for accused murderer Robert Edward Fritts, 25, of Knoxville, was reset for Nov. 20.

Hickey is accused of killing 39-year-old Kathy Crowley, whom he was reportedly dating, at her Teller Village apartment in late February 2007. His trial had been set for this month but because he obtained a new attorney in August, his trial was postponed.

Fritts is accused of killing his mother-in-law, Teresa Anne Busler, 45, at her home in Andersonville in March 2007. Busler was found bludgeoned to death in the bedroom of her home on Big Valley Road near the Union County line. Her 2-year-old granddaughter was inside the home, but in another room, at the time her grandmother was killed.

Both men are being held in the Anderson County jail. Hickey is being held under $1,250,000 bond, and Fritts is being held under $900,000 bond.

Beverly Majors can be contacted at (865) 220-5514

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